# Accident 19840206002209A: Gulstm AA1A, Lampasas, TX, February 6, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1984, 11:45 local time
- Place: Lampasas, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0610° N, 98.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0610&lon=-98.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9480L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW84FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840206002209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON RIVERBANK OF THE COLORADO RIVER. PILOT WAS SUSPECTED OF CHECKING RIVER FOR PLANNED CANOE TRIP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW84FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84FA127), Feb 6, 1984: American AA-1A (N9480L), Lampasas, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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